Package tie



in U Another PatentedMar. 24,

.W' WILL YEiRGER, F PHILADELZBHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PACKAGE TIE.

.A nm tioneia. was 1 1 1924. Serial no. 743,045.

To all whom itm-(rz concern;

3e it known'that I; ieu Yearn ng a citi- 1 75911 of the United States.residing at"'Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and StateofPennsylvania; have invehted new and useful Improvements in PackageTies, of which the jl OllCfiv'lDg lS a specification.

This invention relates tofimprovemen'tsf in package'ties tors'ecuring'packages of mail matter, merchandise and the like, and is anextensive-'- improvement on the package tie as disclosed 'by my PatentNo. 1,351,134.

The primary object of this invention is'to provide apackage tie designedforuse in the Post O'tlice Department and like service, to be used 111theplace of binding twme for tying packages of mail or merchandise to hesent to substations or other desired places... i I i object is toprovide a package tie which prevents the cord thereof from becomingentangled and knotted when not in use, the cord being adequatelyprotected to prevent this'danger.

A further obzect to'provide a package tie that will hold securely one ormore lettors and the like, and can be used with equal facilities byeither a right or left handed operator, without instructions as to itsuse, the device being extremely simple, yet efiicient for the purposeintended.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts. to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters. denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figuredis a perspective view showing a iackage tied by my improved device.

D through the package tie per se. i m

Figure 3 is a top plan view showing the means for receiving thelcord,which'is illustrated-by dottedlines.

Referring to the drawingsin detail the Fi ure 2 is a transversesectional. view letter A indicates a package tied the package tieforming the 'subjectmatter of the present invention. I

The cord 1 when not extended for tying purposesas well as thatportionoi' the cord thecover 4 as shown.

.package. frictional engagement the cover and the whiehf is. not in usewhen thepackage tie is i in opel' 'ative. position as shown in Figure 1,

housed in the casing 12 which conisistsof a lower cup shapedportion' 3having its upper outer edge screw threaded for receiving A I The'covers; isv provided with a centrally disposed opening 5 to provide abearingsurface for aportion of theshank of a screw Gwhich is providedwithaknurled head' 'i whose under portion is provided with a cam surface8 opera't-ively associated with the cover 4;, for a purpose which willbe presently described. The greater portion of the shank of the screw isthreaded for receiving a reel 9 which is secured to the shank to turnwiththe screw, 1n the bearmg formed 1n the cover for the shank.

The reel is solid and a bore 10 is formed therethrough adjacent one sideof the central portion thereof, one end. of the bore has its outer edgerounded as at 11 to prevent damage to the cord 1 which is adapted to bepassed through. the bore and have one end knotted which is received inthe recess 2 disposed at the opposite end of the bore 10 as clearlydisclosed in Figure 3 of the drawings. The cord extends from the casingthrough the medium of an opening 18 formed in the side walls of the cupshaped portion 3.

The operation of the device forming the subject matter of the presentinvention is extremely simple and issuggested by the drawings. The cord1 is secured. to the reel as above set forth and is payed off asdesired, depending of course upon the amount to be used for tying apredetermined size The reel is under tension by the cup shaped portion 3contacting the upper and lower surface thereof, and this tension may bevaried by adjusting the cover through the medium of its screw threadedconnection with the cup shaped portion. The payed out cord is thenarranged around the package in the usual manner and the free end of thecord secured by engagement with the cam surface of the screw head andthe cover as suggested in Figure lot the drawings. If the cord is tooloose after the above operation is performed the screw can be turned totake up slack.

It is thought fromthe fore-going description that the; advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

WVhat I claim is:

1. A package tie of the character de scribed comprising a casingprovided with an opening formed in its side wall, a reel mounted forfrictional rotatable movement within the casing, and a cord secured tothe reel and passing through the opening as and for the purposespecified.

2. A package tie of the character described comprising a casing, a reelrotatably mounted therein, a headed screw secured to the reel for theoperation thereof and being provided with a cam surface, the cordsecured to the reel and adapted to have its free end operativelyassociated with the cam surface and casing respectively as and for thepurpose specified.

3. A package tie of the character described comprising a casing, a cupshaped portion included therein,-and being provided with an openingformed in its side Wall, the cover for the cup shaped portion beingprovided with a centrally disposed opening forming the bearing, a aheaded screw having a portion of its shank threaded and its remainingportion arranged in the bearing for rotatable movement, a reel in thecasing and receiving the threaded end of the'shank to be rotatedthereby,- and a cord secured to the reel and passed through the openingin the side Wall for operative association with the screw and cover.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

WILL YERGER.

